Max Mannheimer (6 February 1920 Novy Jicin- September 2016 Munich) has passed away in a Munich hospital. He was an author, painter and survivor of the Holocaust. Except for one brother, he lost his entire family in the Holocaust, including his new wife. For decades, he did not speak about his experiences, despite nightmares and depression. In 1986, while traveling in the United States, he happened to see a swastika and the sight of it triggered a nervous breakdown. After that, he began to speak about his experiences at the hand of Nazis, giving talks to young people and adults, at school and universities. He travelled to his lectures with his RHD T 87 as a symbol of the democratic pre-war Czechoslovakia.Mannheimer has won many honors and awards for his work.
May he rest in peace.
Tatraworld profile in English: http://www.tatraworld.nl/2010/04/02/max-mannheimer-a-man-with-a-mission/
Wikipedia profile in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mannheimer
Article in German: http://www.zeit.de/1995/05/Noch_Fragen_bitte_/komplettansicht